dealing with imposter syndrome during a pandemic is so funny. “do I even deserve to be in this google doc”

never underestimate the value of virtually sitting in a circle with 4 other people going around saying to each other "everything sucks right now"

I'm so excited for my current project!

I had my first good day in lab for weeks and this is going to keep me from dropping out for at least the next several months

Getting the vaccine so that I can prove to my cells that getting transfected isn't that hard

🧵 A THREAD IN WHICH I REVIEW BEING BITTEN BY VARIOUS ANIMALS 1. GOAT 🐐 Overall a soft and gummy bite, often with a faint bouquet of fermented grain. Near-prehensile lips make the whole experience rather cute. Only downside is the painful accompanying headbutt. 4/5 stars.

Congratulations to the newest ⁦Kalejta Lab⁩ dissertator ⁦@ryanwalter93⁩ on a successfully prelim defense! 🎉

In academia you sometimes have to work 7 days a week, but the freedom to choose which 7 days is unparalleled

Have questions about COVID Vaccines? I will be participating in a free event on Zoom to answer anyone's questions about COVID Vaccines on Wed October 20 at 8PM Eastern. You can sign up at this link. Please share! asv.org/vaccine-townha…

Our lab received 1500 15cm plates today so naturally I built a throne.

Our latest work showing HCMV inhibits replication-dependent histone production while requiring SLBP for infectious virion production is out in PNASNews! Congrats Emily Albright & @Kylee__Morrison + co-authors from Kalejta Lab, Scott Terhune Lab & Ahlquist labs pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

Another new dissertator in the Kalejta Lab! Congratulations to Thomas Potts who passed his prelim exam today! 🎉🍾

Can't wait to see everyone at my first in person conference! #ASV2022

First of many ASV reunions with Dr. Brianne Barker and her current awesome lab members!

Make sure you stop by Kalejta Lab grad student Thomas Potts’s poster (P24-6) at the #ASV2022 poster session tonight before heading over to see the Herpetic Legion!

Be sure to stop by P24-6 and check out Kalejta Lab grad student Thomas Potts’s work #ASV2022

Come swing by my poster now to talk about identifying viral immune evasion! #ASV2022